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FEATURE
GAME ON!
Manuel Ferrara, Kayden Kross to rep RubyVR at AEE Digital Lounge
The unique collaboration came about as a result of efforts by Ferrara’s partner, Kayden Kross, who’ll be featured in
upcoming RubyVR ads as an official spokesmodel and will be appearing at the RubyVR Lounge in Vegas.
Ferrara will be accepting challenges from fans at the world’s largest adult entertainment expo, going head to head
with fellow gamers on his popular Twitch stream for three to five hours each day live from the show floor.
Fans who check out the Lounge, which will be decked out to look like Ferrara’s man cave, will have the chance to
meet and chat with the 18-year porn veteran. They’ll also be eligible for VIP giveaways.
A who’s who of adult stars have already been confirmed to be stopping by the RubyVR booth to game with Ferrara,
including Asa Akira, Alexis Texas, Rocco Siffredi, Jessa Rhodes, Brett Rossi and more.
Ferrara’s previous guests include Abella Danger, Angela White, Brandi Love, Veronica Avluv and Kimber Woods.
“It’s going to be something really cool to show adult performers in a different light than what they are shown in
usually,” Ferrara said.
MANUEL FERRARA AND KAYDEN KROSS will be
bringing major star power to the RubyVR
Lounge January 18-21 at the AVN Adult
Entertainment Expo at Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino in Las Vegas.
RubyVR is teaming with a surprise sponsor
M
for a first-of-its-kind video game and digital
lounge at AEE that will feature the five-time
AVN Male Performer of the Year Ferrara
broadcasting live on Twitch.tv.
Twitch is the world’s leading video platform
for gamers with more than 45 million
enthusiasts gathering online every month to
broadcast, watch and chat.
RubyVR has been sponsoring Ferrara’s
Twitch broadcasts at his channel,
ManuelFerraraTV (Twitch.tv/manuelferraratv),
providing custom RubyVR headsets that are
often shown during Ferrara’s gaming episodes.
“IT’S GOING TO BE SOMETHING REALLY COOL
TO SHOW ADULT PERFORMERS IN
A DIFFERENT LIGHT THAN WHAT THEY ARE
SHOWN IN USUALLY.”
— MANUEL FERRARA
The humble performer leveraged his Twitch following to drive charitable contributions to St. Jude’s Children’s
Hospital in November during a 24-hour gaming marathon that raised more than $6,300. He also gave out free
RubyVR viewers to guests as well as many of his Twitch followers.
The only man in porn history to win the AVN Male Performer of the Year award five times has been a popular
personality on Twitch. Thanks to his notoriety in the porn business and down-to-earth banter during his broadcasts,
the native of Gagny, France, has amassed tens of thousands of followers and more than 870,000 views since his Twitch
debut six months ago.
“RubyVR is proud to work with two very prominent personalities in the adult industry like Kayden Kross and
Manuel Ferrara,” said Michael Donohue, executive vice president of sales & marketing for RubyVR. “Their focus
on VR makes it a great partnership! And the Twitch marathon and the resulting charitable contribution is just one
excellent example of what can be accomplished. Stop by the Lounge at the show and meet Kayden, Manuel and the
RubyVR team!”
FEATURE | By Dan Miller
CHAT
SESSION
Gregory Clayman to
deliver Internext keynote
GREGORY CLAYMAN, the president and CEO of VS Media, will be the keynote speaker
for the Internext Expo, held this month at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas.
Clayman will discuss his career as a chief executive and the growth of his blue-
chip company at 5 p.m. on January 16, at Vinyl nightclub inside the hotel. The
address will mark the culmination of four days of networking and educational
opportunities.
As the head of VS Media, a leading provider of live adult video chat and affiliate
program Flirt4Free.com, Clayman is responsible for creating and overseeing the
overall direction and development of the company’s core business.
An accomplished entrepreneur, Clayman is the only remaining founder of
VS Media and served as one of the company’s original sales team members,
devising and implementing a distribution network that now services an enormous
international client base. A hands-on leader, in 1996 Clayman propagated the
notion that video chat was the next great communications tool and devised a
content distribution network that today provides revenue-sharing opportunities for
thousands of affiliates and e-commerce professionals worldwide.
In June of this year, the Westlake Village, Calif.-based company celebrated its 20th
year in business, taking pride in its position as a long-standing, ethical leader in the
live adult video chat arena.
“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to speak to my peers and share some of
my experiences over the past 20 years which relate to the industry we all live
and breathe,” Clayman said.
“I’m not all that concerned if folks take my ideas and ideologies into account;
however, at least they’ll hear about how I approached different scenarios and
situations and they can either choose to learn from our experiences or learn
from their own.”
Clayman continued, “My goal is not to preach but to share, teach and
discuss how I’ve dealt with everything from sporadic sales cycles, competition,
acquisitions, lawsuits, patent trolls, innovation, change, record-keeping
requirements, etc.
“If one person walks away with better insight than when they started, I’ll feel
like a true success.”
Clayman graduated from Bentley University in Waltham, Mass., in 1992 with
a bachelor’s of science degree in management. He was recruited out of college
to work in the financial services industry.
“Everyone thought I was crazy to leave the financial business after a
successful four-year run. However, in 1996 we decided to go for it and I quit my
job in the hopes of a greater and brighter future.”
That was now more than two decades ago, when VS Media officially
launched.
“Greg is one of the true pioneers of our industry,” said Tony Rios, CEO of
AVN Media Network. “He demonstrated remarkable vision with his idea of
creating a platform with live video and chat more than 20 years ago. Today this
idea is not only still relevant, but it has evolved into one of the most profitable
areas of adult entertainment. I’m beyond thrilled that Greg has agreed to share
his inspiring success story at Internext.”
Presented by BitterStrawberry, Internext takes place January 14-17; see
Internext-Expo.com.
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